derange

== English == === Etymology === From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ (US) IPA(key): /diˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -eɪndʒ === Verb === derange (third-person singular simple present deranges, present participle deranging, simple past and past participle deranged) (transitive, chiefly passive voice) To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged. (transitive) To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state. (transitive) To cause to malfunction or become inoperative. (archaic) To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Redange, agender, angered, en garde, enraged, grandee, grenade